Whathalloingandwhatstiristhisto—day?
Thesearemymates,thatmaketheirwillstheirlaw,Havesomeunhappypassengerinchase。
Theylovemewell;yetIhavemuchtodoTokeepthemfromunciviloutrages。
Withdrawthee,Valentine:who\'sthiscomeshere?
EnterPROTEUS,SILVIA,andJULIAPROTEUSMadam,thisserviceIhavedoneforyou,Thoughyourespectnotaughtyourservantdoth,TohazardlifeandrescueyoufromhimThatwouldhaveforcedyourhonourandyourlove;
Vouchsafeme,formymeed,butonefairlook;
AsmallerboonthanthisIcannotbegAndlessthanthis,Iamsure,youcannotgive。VALENTINE[Aside]HowlikeadreamisthisIseeandhear!
Love,lendmepatiencetoforbearawhile。SILVIAOmiserable,unhappythatIam!PROTEUSUnhappywereyou,madam,ereIcame;
ButbymycomingIhavemadeyouhappy。SILVIABythyapproachthoumakestmemostunhappy。JULIA[Aside]Andme,whenheapproachethtoyourpresence。SILVIAHadIbeenseizedbyahungrylion,Iwouldhavebeenabreakfasttothebeast,RatherthanhavefalseProteusrescueme。
O,HeavenbejudgehowIloveValentine,Whoselife\'sastendertomeasmysoul!
Andfullasmuch,formoretherecannotbe,IdodetestfalseperjuredProteus。
Thereforebegone;solicitmenomore。PROTEUSWhatdangerousaction,stooditnexttodeath,WouldInotundergoforonecalmlook!
O,\'tisthecurseinlove,andstillapproved,Whenwomencannotlovewherethey\'rebeloved!SILVIAWhenProteuscannotlovewherehe\'sbeloved。
ReadoverJulia\'sheart,thyfirstbestlove,ForwhosedearsakethoudidstthenrendthyfaithIntoathousandoaths;andallthoseoathsDescendedintoperjury,toloveme。
Thouhastnofaithleftnow,unlessthou\'dsttwo;
Andthat\'sfarworsethannone;betterhavenoneThanpluralfaithwhichistoomuchbyone:
Thoucounterfeittothytruefriend!PROTEUSInloveWhorespectsfriend?SILVIAAllmenbutProteus。PROTEUSNay,ifthegentlespiritofmovingwordsCannowaychangeyoutoamilderform,I\'llwooyoulikeasoldier,atarms\'end,Andloveyou\'gainstthenatureoflove,——forceye。SILVIAOheaven!PROTEUSI\'llforcetheeyieldtomydesire。VALENTINERuffian,letgothatrudeunciviltouch,Thoufriendofanillfashion!PROTEUSValentine!VALENTINEThoucommonfriend,that\'swithoutfaithorlove,Forsuchisafriendnow;treacherousman!
Thouhastbeguiledmyhopes;noughtbutmineeyeCouldhavepersuadedme:nowIdarenotsayIhaveonefriendalive;thouwouldstdisproveme。
Whoshouldbetrusted,whenone\'sownrighthandIsperjuredtothebosom?Proteus,IamsorryImustnevertrusttheemore,Butcounttheworldastrangerforthysake。
Theprivatewoundisdeepest:Otimemostaccurst,\'Mongstallfoesthatafriendshouldbetheworst!PROTEUSMyshameandguiltconfoundsme。
Forgiveme,Valentine:ifheartysorrowBeasufficientransomforoffence,Itender\'there;IdoastrulysufferAse\'erIdidcommit。VALENTINEThenIampaid;
AndonceagainIdoreceivetheehonest。
WhobyrepentanceisnotsatisfiedIsnorofheavennorearth,forthesearepleased。
BypenitencetheEternal\'swrath\'sappeased:
And,thatmylovemayappearplainandfree,AllthatwasmineinSilviaIgivethee。JULIAOmeunhappy!
SwoonsPROTEUSLooktotheboy。VALENTINEWhy,boy!why,wag!hownow!what\'sthematter?
Lookup;speak。JULIAOgoodsir,mymasterchargedmetodeliveraringtoMadamSilvia,which,outofmyneglect,wasneverdone。PROTEUSWhereisthatring,boy?JULIAHere\'tis;thisisit。PROTEUSHow!letmesee:
Why,thisistheringIgavetoJulia。JULIAO,cryyoumercy,sir,Ihavemistook:
ThisistheringyousenttoSilvia。PROTEUSButhowcamestthoubythisring?AtmydepartIgavethisuntoJulia。JULIAAndJuliaherselfdidgiveitme;
AndJuliaherselfhathbroughtithither。PROTEUSHow!Julia!JULIABeholdherthatgaveaimtoallthyoaths,Andentertain\'d\'emdeeplyinherheart。
Howofthastthouwithperjuryclefttheroot!
OProteus,letthishabitmaketheeblush!
BethouashamedthatIhavetookuponmeSuchanimmodestraiment,ifshameliveInadisguiseoflove:
Itisthelesserblot,modestyfinds,Womentochangetheirshapesthanmentheirminds。PROTEUSThanmentheirminds!\'tistrue。
Oheaven!weremanButconstant,hewereperfect。ThatoneerrorFillshimwithfaults;makeshimrunthroughallthesins:
Inconstancyfallsoffereitbegins。
WhatisinSilvia\'sface,butImayspyMorefreshinJulia\'swithaconstanteye?VALENTINECome,come,ahandfromeither:
Letmebeblesttomakethishappyclose;
\'Twerepitytwosuchfriendsshouldbelongfoes。PROTEUSBearwitness,Heaven,Ihavemywishforever。JULIAAndImine。
EnterOutlaws,withDUKEandTHURIOOutlawsAprize,aprize,aprize!VALENTINEForbear,forbear,Isay!itismylordtheduke。
Yourgraceiswelcometoamandisgraced,BanishedValentine。DUKESirValentine!THURIOYonderisSilvia;andSilvia\'smine。VALENTINEThurio,giveback,orelseembracethydeath;
Comenotwithinthemeasureofmywrath;
DonotnameSilviathine;ifonceagain,Veronashallnotholdthee。Hereshestands;
Takebutpossessionofherwithatouch:
Idaretheebuttobreatheuponmylove。THURIOSirValentine,Icarenotforher,I;
IholdhimbutafoolthatwillendangerHisbodyforagirlthatloveshimnot:
Iclaimhernot,andthereforesheisthine。DUKEThemoredegenerateandbaseartthou,TomakesuchmeansforherasthouhastdoneAndleaveheronsuchslightconditions。
Now,bythehonourofmyancestry,Idoapplaudthyspirit,Valentine,Andthinktheeworthyofanempress\'love:
Knowthen,Ihereforgetallformergriefs,Cancelallgrudge,repealtheehomeagain,Pleadanewstateinthyunrivall\'dmerit,TowhichIthussubscribe:SirValentine,Thouartagentlemanandwellderived;
TakethouthySilvia,forthouhastdeservedher。VALENTINEIthankyourgrace;thegifthathmademehappy。
Inowbeseechyou,foryourdaughter\'ssake,TograntoneboomthatIshallaskofyou。DUKEIgrantit,forthineown,whate\'eritbe。VALENTINEThesebanish\'dmenthatIhavekeptwithalAremenenduedwithworthyqualities:
ForgivethemwhattheyhavecommittedhereAndletthemberecall\'dfromtheirexile:
Theyarereformed,civil,fullofgoodAndfitforgreatemployment,worthylord。DUKEThouhastprevail\'d;Ipardonthemandthee:
Disposeofthemasthouknow\'sttheirdeserts。
Come,letusgo:wewillincludealljarsWithtriumphs,mirthandraresolemnity。VALENTINEAnd,aswewalkalong,IdarebeboldWithourdiscoursetomakeyourgracetosmile。
Whatthinkyouofthispage,mylord?DUKEIthinktheboyhathgraceinhim;heblushes。VALENTINEIwarrantyou,mylord,moregracethanboy。DUKEWhatmeanyoubythatsaying?VALENTINEPleaseyou,I\'lltellyouaswepassalong,Thatyouwillwonderwhathathfortuned。
Come,Proteus;\'tisyourpenancebuttohearThestoryofyourlovesdiscovered:
Thatdone,ourdayofmarriageshallbeyours;
Onefeast,onehouse,onemutualhappiness。